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Southern Pecan Bread Served on a Plate with a Cup of Coffee
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Southern Pecan Bread

An old Southern recipe that is really closer to a bar cookie than a bread...but who cares, they are fantastic!
Course Cookies, Brownies and Bars
Cuisine American
Keyword bars, bread, breakfast, cookies, dessert, pecan, southern, sweets
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 30 bars
Calories 191kcal
Author Creative Culinary

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 4 eggs beaten
  • ½ cup melted butter
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
  • 1 ½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 cups chopped pecans - divided

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray and flour a 9x13 baking dish; line the bottom with parchment paper and lightly grease.
  • In a medium mixing bowl, combine sugar, brown sugar, eggs, butter, and oil until smooth. Gently stir in flour and vanilla. Finally, mix in 1 & 1/2 cups chopped pecans.
  • Pour mixture into prepared baking dish.
  • Sprinkle the remaining (1/2 cup) chopped pecans on top
  • Bake for 30-35 minutes until lightly browned
  • Cool in pan and cut into squares to serve

Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 191kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 99mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13g